Critical Self-Reflection, Self-Consciousness and Growth

Beliefs about equity​Offerings include:

AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination)

Coach and support schools site teams for effective implementation of AVID systems. Lead and facilitate workshops for AVID school coordinators, teachers, and administrators; training for AVID tutors with support from AVID Center

Attendees receive training and resources to advocate for equitable environments in their school. Inequities can be hard to recognize in the face of school culture, tradition, and community make up. An Equity Advocate will be supported in both identifying biases and inequities, as well as responding systemically through an equity literacy lens. Offered in Partnership with the Equity Literacy Institute.

The Minnesota Humanities Center’s foundational workshop, Increase Engagement Through Absent Narratives, serves as an introduction to the core strategies and concepts of the Humanities Center’s approach to community engagement through absent narratives—those voices or stories often left out or marginalized. Designed for people from backgrounds ranging from education to government to community leadership, workshop participants will exchange insights through personal stories, conversations, and guided reflections. While drawing upon their own experiences, participants will practice strategies that will help them engage others with respect and empathy.

Relevant Development Through Active Engagement Grounded in Critical Theory, we provide what we call "informances" where participants are actively involved in experiencing the content and outcomes. Our purpose is to increase awareness and guide reflection leading to systemic change with racism, sexism and other forces that work to diminish rather than empower individuals. We embrace that we all possess some form of privilege.

3 hours

Minnesota State University Mankato

Learning from Place: Bdote

Spend the day visiting local sites of significance to Dakota people and learning about them from Dakota perspectives. As you experience these places, you will challenge assumptions made about Dakota history and identity and gain a deeper understanding of the significance of places like Pilot Knob, Wakan Tipi, and Mounds Park to this land’s first people.

High school Native American youth meet twice a month plus a monthly special event. Provides a collective voice, develops racial and cultural understanding, leadership, educational equity, and community building